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Letter from Boob McKinley to Mr. Jesse Dorsey, May 15, 1944.

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Title	Letter from Boob McKinley to Mr. Jesse Dorsey, May 15, 1944.
Subject_Specific	Mechanics (Persons) Military training Correspondence Prisoners of war
Subject_General	Soldiers--Correspondence United States. Army--Military life World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
Item Type	Text
Technical Metadata	Epson Expression 10000XL
Usage Statement	Charlestown-Clark County Public Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or holders of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. There may be content that is protected as "works for hire" (copyright held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
Date Digital	2009-01-22;
Date Original	1944-05-15;
Creator	McKinley, Leslie I. (Boob), 1922-2005.
Description	The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of the Speedometer newsletter for the Louisville Cement Company. Speed, Indiana, was a company town established for the employees of Louisville Cement. After many company employees and other community residents joined the armed forces, Mr. Dorsey began sending monthly personal letters and copies of the Speedometer to an increasing list that eventually included almost 400 service personnel, including people from the local community and service personnel who had visited local families and been entertained at The Speed Community House. Mr. Dorsey insisted that this collection should be retained by the community. After the Louisville Cement Company's Speed Plant was sold and The Speed Community House closed, Mr. Dorsey's files were donated to the Sellersburg Branch of the Charlestown-Clark County Public Library, where the collection is housed in the Indiana Room.
Language	English
Relation	Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence
Transcript	[postcard] [letter] Kriegsgefangenenlager Datum: 5-15-44 Dear Jesse- I guess you know with out my telling you that I'm a P.W. - It's not so bad, thanks to the Red Cross. Nothing to do but hit the sack an plays fun sports & go to school. Yours BooB

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